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Late Summer Fishing Heats Up on Lake of the Woods

Late Summer Fishing Heats Up on Lake of the Woods

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 Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Lake of the Woods fishing report for Sunday, August 17th, 2025.

We’ve had a stretch of classic late summer weather up at the Big Lake—warm days, a steady south breeze in the afternoons, and a mix of sun and high clouds. Early this morning, temps started near 58°F, rising into the low 70s by midday. The sun poked up at 6:11 a.m., and you’ve got until 8:32 p.m. to get lines wet. While we don’t get ocean tides up here, keep an eye on that shifting wind—especially out near the main basin, where a stiff southerly in the afternoon has been stacking waves and moving bait.

Walleye action remains a little more hit-and-miss compared to last week, but patient anglers are still pulling in solid numbers, especially on those classic Lake of the Woods deep mud transitions. According to this week’s Outdoor News update, most boats are either running spinners tipped with nightcrawlers or pulling crankbaits at a brisk pace. Both patterns are producing, though you may want to tweak color and depth as light and water clarity change throughout the day.

Jigging with frozen shiners, especially in the stretch from Pine Island out toward Long Point, picked up some nice slots and overs over the past few days. Jig colors in gold, chartreuse, or anything flashy have been hot, particularly during brighter periods or right before dusk. Don’t overlook the edges of deep weed beds, either—some hefty eaters are burying into the greenery, with a few bonus jumbo perch mixed in.

If it’s action you’re after, the evening bite near Zippel Bay has been lighting up for saugers and eater-sized walleyes. Pulling cranks along the break at dusk is your best bet for a double hook-up. Over in the Northwest Angle, smallmouth bass are still in classic late-summer form—think rocky points, shallow reefs, and topwater poppers in the low light hours. Reports from local guides say the smallies are smashing soft plastics and classic tubes, especially early and late.

Don’t forget about the sturgeon—a few crews working deep holes on the Rainy River have wrestled up some true dinosaurs this week, including one rumored fish pushing the 60-inch mark. For sturgeon, a gob of crawlers on a stout circle hook is still the ticket.

As for hotspots, mark Rocky Point as a can’t-miss all-rounder right now—walleyes, saugers, even the odd pike if you pitch bigger spoons into the shallows. And be sure to hit the stretch from Long Point to Garden Island—boats working those mid-basin reefs have been rewarded with mixed bags.

Best baits: Nightcrawlers on spinner rigs, frozen shiners, gold or pink jigs, and (for the bass guys) green pumpkin tubes and topwaters. If you’re chasing a lunker pike, big spoons or soft swimbaits along submerged weedlines at Morris Point might surprise you.

It’s a special time on Lake of the Woods—even with a few finicky stretches, persistence and patterning pay off in big ways. Thanks for tuning in to today’s fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update!

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